:00:36. > :00:43.Hello and welcome to highlight of the World Bowls Championships. We
:00:44. > :00:49.will bring the action featuring ten of the best players in the world,
:00:50. > :00:55.with a heavy haul of 25 world titles between them. 13 of them belong to
:00:56. > :01:02.Alex Marshall. Today, he went for number 14 as he and partner Julie
:01:03. > :01:16.Forrest tackled Kathyrn retinal and Darren Burnett -- Rednall. David's
:01:17. > :01:23.illustrious career has seen him in many world titles. He raced for a
:01:24. > :01:32.place in the quarter-finals. Robert Paxton has two world has titles to
:01:33. > :01:52.his name, but he is yet to get a singles title. We start with a final
:01:53. > :01:59.of the mixed payer. This is the first pair to play.
:02:00. > :02:37.start, we joined them at the second set.
:02:38. > :03:31.Great effort, great effort. Good stuff, good bowling. All finding the
:03:32. > :03:46.centre. A perfect opening to this sat for
:03:47. > :05:00.Julie set. -- this set for Julie. Just eight act just a back-end draw
:05:01. > :05:09.here -- just a backhand draw here for Darren.
:05:10. > :05:30.APPLAUSE He has gone to have a look at this. I think it is just a draw
:05:31. > :05:40.on the back, I don't think there is any running board required. It's a
:05:41. > :05:52.nice pocket to fall into. He has been playing long lengths as well.
:05:53. > :06:01.In the first set, the minimum jack, 23 metres. It is not dramatic. Not a
:06:02. > :06:07.big change from some of the carpets that we play on, about 40 metres.
:06:08. > :06:18.But Darren has indicated that he doesn't fancy the draw. Well, he's
:06:19. > :06:22.in the area. I think he just dropped out. It would have been fortuitous
:06:23. > :06:37.to have got that one and fallen into the pack. Though Mackie missed the
:06:38. > :07:23.-- he missed the target. Underneath. Looks good. Just needs to hurry.
:07:24. > :07:26.Four perfect balls, good stuff. That's exactly what they needed
:07:27. > :07:38.after disappointment at the first set. Catherine and Dan, I think they
:07:39. > :07:45.chose to keep the jack in the second set. It would normally be a
:07:46. > :07:49.chose to keep the jack in the second situation where they would go short
:07:50. > :07:53.as an alternative, but after playing a long and only getting four shots,
:07:54. > :08:07.that's the difficulty. They are having a chat about that. They are
:08:08. > :08:28.trying to put the opposition off. Is taking a long time. After all that,
:08:29. > :08:46.brought the Matt up. Don't lose the Jack -- mat.
:08:47. > :09:00.Three metres with. That was just pushing it.
:09:01. > :09:05.That's the thing, the Jack was over the top so quickly that it wasn't a
:09:06. > :09:09.given. You have three metres to play with. Doesn't have a lot to play
:09:10. > :10:05.with you. -- here. A question from then -- Ben Sherwin.
:10:06. > :10:21.We both know him. There is a change, it is definitely not the
:10:22. > :10:26.same. A new carpet? For some reason, it would have been down the same one
:10:27. > :10:33.as it was in Perth. But the difference I would say is that it is
:10:34. > :10:41.just a bit flat. Not bending quite as much as it would normally do.
:10:42. > :10:48.Very steady, so everyone's using big swings, searching for the strongest
:10:49. > :10:53.bias they can get their hands on. Most players play with a strong bias
:10:54. > :11:02.anyway, so it hasn't been a problem. David has changed his
:11:03. > :11:28.walls, people are using a good swinging all -- balls -- ball. Good
:11:29. > :11:31.shot. Started this sat well. -- set. His performance level is not quite
:11:32. > :11:46.what he expected. Putting pressure on. Not easy. Still looks like a
:11:47. > :12:00.draw. Plays a fairly traditional game, but when you're hitting as
:12:01. > :12:23.well as he is, it is a temptation. It could easily have turned off. He
:12:24. > :12:52.is not making it easier for himself. He knows he's in a bit of trouble.
:12:53. > :13:06.I think she wants the same ball again. You don't want a shoulder.
:13:07. > :13:14.You really don't. Julie plays a very traditional game. The portable rink
:13:15. > :13:20.is slightly different. I think Alex played the right shot. No point in
:13:21. > :13:39.widening the target. Having a bit of a chat. The only
:13:40. > :13:52.thing Darren has, he is looking at the front ball, that is a danger. He
:13:53. > :13:59.has every right to be worried about it. If he comes in at the wrong
:14:00. > :14:11.angle, he could miss it. That will disappear. His own ball will run of
:14:12. > :14:17.and leave four reds. He shouldn't leave it, but he would be silly to
:14:18. > :14:25.attack it as well. There this could go wrong. What a result! Goodness
:14:26. > :14:52.me. APPLAUSE -- this could go wrong.
:14:53. > :15:36.Absolutely brilliant ball. There is a point difference of 5-2
:15:37. > :15:46.as we rejoin. Nice to have an English representative. That is only
:15:47. > :15:50.because he play for England. -- you. The most capped English
:15:51. > :16:23.International, Andy Thompson. Must think it's a bit quick. We
:16:24. > :16:50.haven't had many like that. A rat end. -- rare. It has been a great
:16:51. > :17:02.game. I think they will both go back. Alex Marshall has been playing
:17:03. > :17:08.that forehand so well. This is good. Moved on to the backhand. They would
:17:09. > :17:42.like the ball to have dropped back. Gently on the Jack once again. We
:17:43. > :18:11.can see what the angles are like. Just asking what the distance is.
:18:12. > :18:25.This is close. Bend, bend! That was close. I think he will stick to that
:18:26. > :19:00.backhand. No reason to change. Superb stuff. Dropping back from the
:19:01. > :19:09.Jack for a double touch. I don't think I've ever seen him play so
:19:10. > :19:24.well, he is absolutely on fire. He played well in the pairs as well.
:19:25. > :19:28.Had a great week. Rod Paxton was doing this last year, it is
:19:29. > :20:41.Burnett's turn. Asking Catherine to doing this last year, it is
:20:42. > :20:50.move in a little bit so she can see the side of the rink. They use that
:20:51. > :21:09.to get their line. I think David tends to use the end marker. Many
:21:10. > :21:31.players do. About 15 inches, you would expect Darren to have a draw.
:21:32. > :21:47.He doesn't look happy about it. The line looks good. Just a little bit
:21:48. > :22:19.over, and he knew that. Six inches more than what he wanted. Needs to
:22:20. > :22:46.get back onto the ball, and he has. A straightforward draw. Has he of
:22:47. > :23:06.the corrected? -- has he overcorrected? It will be a costly
:23:07. > :23:11.mistake. Three, maybe four. It is not good. It just shows you the
:23:12. > :23:25.amount of influence that the front has on pairs. A little bit quick. He
:23:26. > :23:45.will be disappointed. No damage done. Lost the opportunity of an
:23:46. > :23:51.extra shot. It makes it 8-4. I'm not surprised, I think he is absolutely
:23:52. > :23:58.right at this stage, you go where the lead feels comfortable and build
:23:59. > :24:56.from there. Absolutely. Play where you fancy.
:24:57. > :25:04.That is exactly what Darren was looking for. Now he is making the
:25:05. > :25:10.point, really, don't worry about the jack. Just eat the opposition.
:25:11. > :25:39.Kathryn has just gone off slightly in the middle part of the set.
:25:40. > :25:52.Once again. Beating the red bowl. That is the key. Beat the
:25:53. > :25:58.opposition. The skipper not only in a happy mood, it takes the pressure
:25:59. > :26:00.off. You do want to be facing two down at the end. A relief for both
:26:01. > :26:37.players. This is close. Very close. Got it.
:26:38. > :26:41.First lovely. -- first time. Lovely. The four shot lead is nice to have.
:26:42. > :26:53.You would rather have it at the last end rather than midway through. Just
:26:54. > :27:03.going to look at the monitor there. If you can get that. If I get Alex
:27:04. > :27:12.solid, is there enough room? Yes. They are certainly going to be
:27:13. > :27:18.talking. Looks like the foreground. The ditch is a good result. Probably
:27:19. > :27:24.the best. There is a chance here. He has got it. Played on the inside.
:27:25. > :27:33.They got off the outside coming into the jack. Option available both
:27:34. > :27:41.ways. There was options under the head. That is a good example. And
:27:42. > :27:44.for the jack, if you drift underneath, you are going to get
:27:45. > :27:52.something. Great example of a percentage shot. Leave Alex nothing
:27:53. > :27:58.but a draw. Alex to draw this one. The danger is where he puts it.
:27:59. > :28:07.Darren will be after it. Julie is not saying too much. I think it is
:28:08. > :28:10.more the weight than anything. I am not sure that is saving. There might
:28:11. > :28:38.be two in it. Might even be three. Well, however it is, you would
:28:39. > :28:46.expect Darren to go hard with this final bowl. He is making sure he is
:28:47. > :28:55.well out. Only has to drop in two feet and he is good. That is the
:28:56. > :29:07.scoring. How many? Definite two. That will look after that. Three
:29:08. > :29:12.hour. Wow! The measure for the fourth, my goodness me. That is a
:29:13. > :29:23.massive turnaround. Just shows the benefit of a good strike. Both
:29:24. > :29:39.officials needed for this. To make the marker. Just getting through to
:29:40. > :29:45.the bowl. They will check this one. I think it is on the three. It is
:29:46. > :29:52.bad enough. I would say. If you are Julie and Alex. Sorted that out
:29:53. > :30:04.frequently. That three began a run of eight
:30:05. > :30:11.unanswered points. Julian Alex required a full set to take it to
:30:12. > :30:16.the tiebreak. COMMENTATOR: Short jack Lex, 25 Andujar. You can drive
:30:17. > :30:37.something out. Need a good opener, Julie. -- short jack length, 25 one
:30:38. > :30:43.half. As soon as it is a yard short, you just have to beat that. Looks
:30:44. > :30:47.like it is a bit tired, this one. Is it going to make it? Enough. Didn't
:30:48. > :30:57.think it was as good as that. Ready decent. -- pretty decent. Alex will
:30:58. > :31:05.know himself that it is going to be very difficult now. Tighter. It may
:31:06. > :31:12.be, that you can afford to be if she misses the bowl. Good one. Wasn't
:31:13. > :31:23.that type. She wasn't sure. LAUGHTER. Ideally, keep your hand
:31:24. > :31:32.about two feet, here is good. He is not even worried about the shot. It
:31:33. > :31:43.is going to be difficult for that account. This is good enough. He is
:31:44. > :31:51.happy with that. I think you would be delighted with that. This is
:31:52. > :31:56.impossible for Alex. I don't know how he is going to get a four. He is
:31:57. > :32:01.going to take a green bowl, trying go for the red. This looks
:32:02. > :32:08.impossible. Just shaking his head, he knows it is impossible. He just
:32:09. > :32:11.needs to put another one in and then look for the two green on the last
:32:12. > :32:18.delivery. I don't think there is another choice. Will gamble and take
:32:19. > :32:23.delivery. I don't think there is one out now. If he misses it, they
:32:24. > :32:34.will be shaking hands. I think they will be anyway. There has been a
:32:35. > :32:38.tough game. No doubt. The front ends have been battling out. Darren
:32:39. > :32:43.has played superb draw shots. No doubt about that. I thought he might
:32:44. > :32:48.draw away. He has called the front one. Nothing you can do about it.
:32:49. > :32:52.You have been on the one. Nothing you can do about it.
:32:53. > :33:00.often enough. Certainly has. Shaking his head. He knows it has not been
:33:01. > :33:05.his day. That is what happens in sport sometimes. Sometimes you are
:33:06. > :33:12.just not have your pick of formance. Darren and Catherine have been
:33:13. > :33:18.just not have your pick of formance. performance. Sitting nicely now.
:33:19. > :33:30.Could use a four year, and I just can't see how they can do that. They
:33:31. > :33:35.might just end up shaking hands here. If he puts one to three feet
:33:36. > :33:44.high and, right in line, there is no way to get the three hour. -- out.
:33:45. > :33:51.Doesn't want to group the bowls. Oh dear. That means there is something
:33:52. > :33:56.wrong. It must be heavy. If Alex plays the two bowls, and stays on,
:33:57. > :34:03.that would be remarkable. Surely this isn't one. I guess the shot,
:34:04. > :34:20.the deepest green bowl, if you just Nicks that and pushes the next one
:34:21. > :34:26.in, but... A bit of a chat here. I'm just wondering. Is there a chance of
:34:27. > :34:30.stunning the bowl through? Exactly. Just to the edge of that, than that.
:34:31. > :34:38.Green bowl moves out there. The other goes out there. Brings the two
:34:39. > :34:46.front ones in. It is hard. That there is a slight chance. It is the
:34:47. > :34:52.only way. He could afford to possibly get a quarter bowl and then
:34:53. > :34:55.stun right through for the green. It needs a lot of weight to get the
:34:56. > :35:08.both of them out. The more weight you put on, the more chance of your
:35:09. > :35:14.own bowl running away. Catherine Gate, too I really want to look at
:35:15. > :35:17.this. LAUGHTER. He went to lift the wrong bowl there, that is how much
:35:18. > :35:26.he is thinking about it. That broke the tension a bit. Still smiling.
:35:27. > :35:34.Exactly. It is a shotgun. He knows that. You will have a bash and see
:35:35. > :35:44.what happens. -- it is a shot enough. Good for them wait, he is
:35:45. > :35:55.very close to the front edge. Wow! Great Race. -- tried. I would love
:35:56. > :36:00.to have seen that. To be fair, the best he won on the day. I think both
:36:01. > :36:06.julienned Alex will accept that. I agree. I think Alex is a great
:36:07. > :36:10.sporting gentleman. He will acknowledge they were just better
:36:11. > :36:18.today. Darren Burnett once again. Unbelievable performance. Very often
:36:19. > :36:22.players tend to deflect the attention of each other. Darren,
:36:23. > :36:29.first of all, how will these and Catherine played to date? -- today.
:36:30. > :36:33.She is amazing. She is doing very well in every game. Just lost the
:36:34. > :36:37.weight of it. It is a true champion who can come back in the game. She
:36:38. > :36:46.finished the second set so strong. It has been a delight. I just have
:36:47. > :36:49.to tidy up behind her. Your turn. I lost the weight quite a little bit
:36:50. > :36:53.in the start of the first set. Second set sorry. Darren definitely
:36:54. > :37:06.made up for it. Does in it. APPLAUSE. -- kept us in it. That is
:37:07. > :37:10.two trophies in 24 hours for Darren Burnett. He could become the first
:37:11. > :37:15.player to win three trophies in the same year, because he is still
:37:16. > :37:16.involved in the signals. Here is how the draw looked at the start of
:37:17. > :37:28.Tuesday. Matthew Hori knocked out Paul Foster
:37:29. > :37:46.in the first round. We are going to start with the match
:37:47. > :37:50.between former champion and Jonathan Ross. Here is what happened in their
:37:51. > :38:03.encounter. This match started a Julie. Single scored at each of the
:38:04. > :38:11.five ins. Gourlay produced a sublime final bowl to take the end. Ross
:38:12. > :38:18.came up just short. Handing the 1996 world champion 86-2 lead. Gourlay
:38:19. > :38:23.then took command of the second set from the very first. And he
:38:24. > :38:32.increased his advantage to five shots with a good draw close to the
:38:33. > :38:40.jack at the ditch. Ross Cockrell the scoreboard at and four. Gourlay hit
:38:41. > :38:50.back with a perfect final bowl at end five. A two at the second end
:38:51. > :38:57.for Ross kept the second set alight. But Gourlay experience told early.
:38:58. > :39:00.Ross required a full house of Forsett tiebreak. Always a lively
:39:01. > :39:09.prospect, but this opponent in this order form. -- with this.
:39:10. > :39:15.And Jonathan Ross departed with a final missing drive. 20 years on
:39:16. > :39:22.from winning the title, Gourlay is through to the quarter-finals 7-2,
:39:23. > :39:28.9-4. Congratulations to David Gourlay. Under -- next at features
:39:29. > :39:42.mark against Robert. -- Mark Royal. His opponent, Robert Paxton, had a
:39:43. > :39:46.tremendous time 12 months ago. He won the world pairs title and the
:39:47. > :40:33.world mixed title as he got to the quarter-finals as well.
:40:34. > :40:36.COMMENTATOR: Both players a touch short with their openers this time.
:40:37. > :40:51.Neither will be happy with that. Quite often, when the first couple
:40:52. > :40:54.of bowls short, you filled the first one to get inside will probably win
:40:55. > :40:58.the end. Because of the protection at the front. There is the
:40:59. > :41:04.correction. He has lengthened the jack a little bit. Marked on the
:41:05. > :41:25.other side. Well, very close with this. Bit of
:41:26. > :41:32.work to do. Again, just a little bit far away. Really doesn't want to
:41:33. > :41:34.lose a double here, because he would be chasing the set at the last two
:41:35. > :41:50.ends. Can he turn the jack back the other
:41:51. > :42:00.way? Great bowl. Decision time. For Mark Royal. Yes. Key has pushed that
:42:01. > :42:10.wide. He knows it. -- he has. Doing its best to get back. He knew he was
:42:11. > :42:21.just half a bowl to wide on that. -- too wide. He thought he was very
:42:22. > :42:30.wide. Indians, got within a whisker. -- even at the end. Does he draw
:42:31. > :42:36.another shot, or go deep? You can do both actually. A little bit behind
:42:37. > :42:42.the jack. Can still score another shot. Anything in front could be
:42:43. > :42:48.useful. He could block the way in for Mark Royal. That is very good.
:42:49. > :43:04.That is very good indeed. This is a for Mark Royal. That is very good.
:43:05. > :43:09.going to gamble and try to hit Robert's last one into the jack. He
:43:10. > :43:18.obviously has the deepest bowl. Even if he hits the target, he needs good
:43:19. > :43:30.fortune. No! Just inside. It is a big three to lose at this stage.
:43:31. > :43:36.Very much looking more and more like a tiebreak. As expected, the match
:43:37. > :43:45.did go into a tiebreak. Robert Paxton won the first end. We rejoin
:43:46. > :43:51.at the start of end to. -- two. COMMENTATOR: The last bowl on this
:43:52. > :44:17.end is probably the favourite. Slight favourite.
:44:18. > :44:23.Both players making sure they are arriving. That is good to see.
:44:24. > :44:32.Because if they are in trouble, this would be a very attacking end. Park
:44:33. > :44:37.plays the shot, but the head is not in his favour. He needs a positive
:44:38. > :44:51.draw. Turn his red into a better position. -- Mark.
:44:52. > :45:01.I think you will go for this. -- he will. Hits it solid, could run right
:45:02. > :45:07.through to the ditch. Is close. Solar jack. There it goes. It will
:45:08. > :45:14.go on after this. Will he make the ditch? Just dropped in. But it is a
:45:15. > :45:20.go on after this. Will he make the little bit of a distance. That will
:45:21. > :45:22.not be easy to beat. The front bowls are probably on the way. Very
:45:23. > :45:30.difficult. -- in the way. I don't are probably on the way. Very
:45:31. > :45:35.think Mark can hold his bowl up enough. It is his backhand, so he
:45:36. > :45:45.can play across the line. Push it out really wide. Has to give
:45:46. > :45:48.can play across the line. Push it chance, because he may as well fall
:45:49. > :46:02.in the ditch then be two short. Has to run. Just peeling away towards
:46:03. > :46:17.the end. Not sure if that's enough. He has done well to get there.
:46:18. > :46:29.Yes, Robert. Need to hurry. Good enough. She has done well. Well
:46:30. > :46:37.played. He has done very well. Must have been right on the edge. On his
:46:38. > :46:42.forehand as well, Greg. That was a great bowl. You would think you
:46:43. > :46:52.would struggle to get there. Matchwinner. I think Mark will
:46:53. > :47:05.probably try to push this in. Very dust -- tough to beat on the draw.
:47:06. > :47:11.We will be able to tell by the line. Yes. It is narrow. He is looking to
:47:12. > :47:19.push the green into the ditch. He is interested. Must you very close. He
:47:20. > :47:30.has got it! Very happy with that. Tremendous. And he played it with
:47:31. > :47:40.very careful weight. With a hard weight. OK, one bowl here for Rob. I
:47:41. > :47:57.think he enjoyed that. Can he do it again? Is on the same
:47:58. > :48:08.rate. Looks good enough. He is chasing. Does he have the wait? He
:48:09. > :48:11.has. Well played. That is great. Well done Robert Paxton. Absolutely
:48:12. > :48:18.brilliant last bowl. Acknowledges the crowd. Very good game. No doubt
:48:19. > :48:30.about that. Disappointment for Rob in the first, came back strong in
:48:31. > :48:35.the second. And wonder tiebreak 2-0. It was a very close first set. You
:48:36. > :48:41.manage to nick it right at the end of the last hole of the match. What
:48:42. > :48:45.happened in the second? I got 5-2 up, and to be honest Robert put
:48:46. > :48:52.pressure on the whole game from the very first end. I was slightly
:48:53. > :48:56.loose. Let me get the three. I was 5-2 up, I was delighted. I thought
:48:57. > :49:02.even if I draw, I am over the line. And he just got it and better. And I
:49:03. > :49:05.had to resort to running shots and lose my draw slightly. He deserved
:49:06. > :49:10.it. We saw some good bowls all the way along. Congratulations on making
:49:11. > :49:13.it through. I would like to take you through the very final role of the
:49:14. > :49:20.match. Another quality delivery. It is a great game right through from
:49:21. > :49:25.both of us. Mark played a fantastic last one to turn mine in to give him
:49:26. > :49:30.the shot. So I just had to repeat it. Thankfully, pulled one hour. It
:49:31. > :49:35.was all is going to be close. The first set was so tight. We have had
:49:36. > :49:39.many games on the tour, and they have all been close. Today was
:49:40. > :49:44.exactly the same. For the start of the match today, how well did you --
:49:45. > :49:47.you did last year winning the two titles in getting to the
:49:48. > :49:52.quarter-finals, are busy now you can just concentrate on the singles.
:49:53. > :50:00.Does that help? Last year, winning the two titles, we have one here.
:50:01. > :50:04.That does make a difference. I like to dig deep out there to get over
:50:05. > :50:09.the line. Now to the final match. The man who knocked out Paul Foster
:50:10. > :50:16.in the first match up against an injured Michael Skilton.
:50:17. > :50:34.COMMENTATOR: Michael sees himself in another tiebreak situation. 2-1.
:50:35. > :50:40.Good start. And Simon, he has done everything you possibly can in this
:50:41. > :50:47.match. To the first set 10-7. Lost the second, 7-6. From seven -0 down.
:50:48. > :51:04.Now he sees himself with a chance of winning the match. Remarkable,
:51:05. > :51:09.considering his injury. It is three quarters short. They have to play
:51:10. > :51:16.the other side now. Take the jack into the corner. Too much of a
:51:17. > :51:22.target as it sits. Nothing for short, unless you are going to be
:51:23. > :51:28.right in front of it. Simon will have the last bowl. Gently. Don't
:51:29. > :51:37.push too much. That is good. Well done. Came off the bowl. Full-back
:51:38. > :51:44.in front again. -- fell back in front. Excellent delivery. The rules
:51:45. > :51:47.change in the last end of a tiebreak. You can destroy the end,
:51:48. > :51:58.but you have to nominate. Simon has not done that. Still prepared to try
:51:59. > :52:02.and draw to the bowl. At the first end of the tiebreak, he put one
:52:03. > :52:10.within a fraction of an inch. He has done it again. Just dropped short.
:52:11. > :52:17.Great effort, but he set up a target now.
:52:18. > :52:25.Just needed another three or four inches on that. And it would have
:52:26. > :52:33.dropped in. Matthew Orrey has to go deep on this. He can't really afford
:52:34. > :52:37.a drop short. If he is very brave, he can draw it on the backhand. Look
:52:38. > :53:00.for something extremely close. At the moment, he is lying one.
:53:01. > :53:11.Can't blame him. It has to be a nervous position out there. You have
:53:12. > :53:15.to be very brave to try and draw. I think Simon will be aiming for his
:53:16. > :53:24.own role here. If he gets it half on the high side, the red will go out.
:53:25. > :53:30.He is on the target. What is going to happen? Gone with it. He has
:53:31. > :53:43.opened it up. Given himself a chance. Good hit. Certainly plenty
:53:44. > :53:45.of room to draw the shot. Matthew will have to draw something very
:53:46. > :54:22.close. Pressure on the young man. Well, it is good. Good bowl. Well
:54:23. > :54:30.done. It is beatable. But it is a lot better than what he had. Three
:54:31. > :54:37.shots mean nothing of course. It is just a matter of winning that bowl.
:54:38. > :54:45.Probably given Simon about a foot to draw the shot. There is no heat on.
:54:46. > :54:54.-- hit. Can't see him playing the backhand for the jack. LAUGHTER.
:54:55. > :54:58.Down to four seconds. That is not the time to ask for the timeout. He
:54:59. > :55:07.would have meant he lost the bowl and the match. He is quite likely to
:55:08. > :55:14.draw this. He is a bit of a material player, Simon Skelton. Just needs to
:55:15. > :55:26.see the side of the ring. That is why he was asking the guys to move
:55:27. > :55:31.on. -- Rink. Balls away. It is all down to the weight now. Whether he
:55:32. > :55:40.has picked it out. He is very close. He has drawn it! He has. I don't
:55:41. > :55:48.know. It is very close. Matthew is in right away. LAUGHTER. Tell you
:55:49. > :55:53.what, that is going to be extremely close. Just when the bowl was
:55:54. > :56:06.dropping, iPod was going to drop off the edge. Hit the red, stayed there,
:56:07. > :56:09.but it is very straight. Simon is up having a look. Surely he will
:56:10. > :56:27.measure this. He can't shake hands on it. Exactly. I don't think you
:56:28. > :56:37.can walk away from it. I want to see the umpire, which bowl he goes to
:56:38. > :56:42.first. That is awfully close. Using the large calibre is for this. One
:56:43. > :56:47.of the most experienced officials in world roles. -- bowls. One of the
:56:48. > :57:03.best, if not the best in my opinion. That has gone through very easily. I
:57:04. > :57:08.think it might be read. Getting called that, I can just see it. Yes
:57:09. > :57:13.it is. I thought it was red. Matthew Orrey makes his way to that
:57:14. > :57:19.quarter-finals. So, well down to Matthew, he is through. He will play
:57:20. > :57:24.David next. Robert Paxton is also true. Elsewhere, the likes of Alex
:57:25. > :57:29.Marshall, Stewart Anderson, Mervyn King still have to battle it out for
:57:30. > :57:36.a spot in the quarter-finals. A couple of former champions also in
:57:37. > :57:37.there. Time to head up to the commentary box to find out what the
:57:38. > :57:51.shot of the day was. COMMENTATOR: My shot of the date
:57:52. > :57:54.comes from Jonathan Ross. David was playing very well. He managed to win
:57:55. > :57:57.the first set, comfortably, even though he was under a lot of
:57:58. > :58:03.pressure. He played a brilliant bowl here. To three shots against them.
:58:04. > :58:08.5-1 up at the time. He didn't want to lose a big count. He placed a
:58:09. > :58:15.perfect bolt. Takes the jack. Stays with it. The school the single. That
:58:16. > :58:20.puts him through to six -1. Only a few ends to go. And David was superb
:58:21. > :58:24.with that last bowl. He was able to have five shots in front, carried
:58:25. > :58:27.all the way through to the end, and through to the quarter-finals. Just
:58:28. > :58:31.before we go a reminder of Wednesday. A clash of former
:58:32. > :58:47.champions. Then we are on BBC Two. Alex Marshall continues his chase
:58:48. > :58:52.for a second title. Congratulations to David Burnett thought winning his
:58:53. > :59:07.second trophy in the space of 24 hours. From all of us here, goodbye.
:59:08. > :59:15.Let your New Year start with a bang and visit an explosive new China.
:59:16. > :59:19.Celebrate a country 4,000 years in the making.